Northern Health (NH) is working closely with Interior Health on the return of Cariboo evacuees to their home communities.
With the lifting of the Williams Lake Evacuation Alert, Northern Health is planning for and supporting the transfer of community care, assisted living, long-term care and acute care patients who were evacuated to Northern Health facilities, back to Williams Lake.
Northern Health warns that as smoke concentrations vary widely in the regions, they remain concentrated in some areas and everyone should take precautions to avoid unnecessary exposure and adverse health effects.
Northern Health’s Connections program will run on the annual modified summer schedule during the month of August. The modified schedule affects service from August 08 to 31, and the program will not run on the regular routes during that period. The table below indicates the last run before the summer break and the first day back in service for each route
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Northern Health is entering the next phase of supporting wildfire evacuees from the Williams Lake area.
Acute care, residential care and assisted living clients evacuated from Williams Lake have been settled into a variety of care settings in Prince George, and Northern Health is also working with the City of Prince George and other community partners to support the health needs of evacuees in general.
Northern Health continues to support BC wildfire evacuations in the Interior Health region.
GR Baker Memorial Hospital in Quesnel and the University Hospital of Northern BC in Prince George have received evacuated patients from Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake. As well, more than 100 evacuated residential care and assisted living clients from Williams Lake are being received at various Prince George care facilities.
Northern Health facilities in the Northern Interior are supporting BC wildfire evacuations in the Interior Health region.
Northern Health is working closely with Interior Health to bring patients evacuated from facilities in Williams Lake to Northern Health facilities, primarily in Quesnel and Prince George.
Northern Health is also closely monitoring the wildfire situation across the region, and encourages residents to do the same through local and provincial agencies, such as Regional District Emergency Operations Centres, Emergency Info BC, and local media outlets.
Summer is a beautiful time to live in northern BC. Sunshine, long days, and time spent with family and friends are just some of the things that contribute to one’s wellness. Northern Health is challenging you to think about what wellness means to you to be entered to win a grand prize! How do you grow your wellness during this time of year?
The first of three new MRI units in the Northern Health region is now serving patients in Prince George. The new MRI at UHNBC (pictured above) replaces the facility’s 14-year old unit, with significantly upgraded technology. Two more MRI installation projects are underway at other NH facilities: Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace, and Fort St. John Hospital & Health Centre. These new MRI units, tripling the number of MRI’s in the Northern Health region, go into service this summer and fall.
